No. 2,255 in Japanese
豆
"豆" (まめ) means "bean" in English.
In a sentence
私の祖母は毎朝新鮮な豆を選んで料理します。
My grandmother selects fresh beans every morning and cooks them.
豆 refers to edible beans in this sentence.
彼はとても豆な人で、いつも家事をきちんとこなしています。
He is a meticulous person, always completing household chores efficiently.
豆 refers to the adjective form 'meticulous' or 'attentive' in this context.
豆知識として、富士山の高さは3,776メートルです。
As a trivia fact, the height of Mount Fuji is 3,776 meters.
豆知識 uses '豆' metaphorically to mean 'trivia' or 'small knowledge'.
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